Nonstop flight route between Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Atwater, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,754 miles (or 12,479 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี and Castle Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี and Castle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP):

• During the Vietnam War the facility was known as Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, serving as a front-line base of the United States Air Force.
• The closest airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 90 miles (146 kilometers) N of UBP.
• Because of Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (meaning Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.

Facts about Castle Airport (MER):

• Castle Airport is a public use airport located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Merced, a city in Merced County, California, United States.
• The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
• The EPA currently has this base listed on their database due to the bulk wastes such as solvents, oils, fuels, and sludges which were disposed in pits at landfills around the base until 1977.
• Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.